France vs Niger: Land use

France

17.93 million hectares

in 2023

Niger

17.82 million hectares

in 2023

France rank

19th

Niger rank

20th

Land use over time

France currently reports 17.93 million hectares against 17.82 million hectares in Niger, a difference of 110,300 hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and Niger ranks 20th of 223 countries.

Indicator: Land use
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026